The Thaw Is Over
Hopes that Lukashenka had turned over a new leaf were definitively quashed with the brutality and extent of the crackdown during and after the recent “parasites” demonstrations. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Armenia: Before the Gold Rush
A British mining company has struck gold in southern Armenia. What’s in it for the locals? From openDemocracy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Boosting Female Presence in the Armenian Military
Going against established gender roles, the Armenian army’s initiative to include women in its ranks proved a success. From EurasiaNet.org. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Dialing Up the Diaspora
After years of promises, Armenia’s leadership President Serzh Sargsyan says it’s high time to get Armenians abroad more involved in development policy, but will the diaspora even be interested? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How to Save Armenfilm
A group of young people have united around the idea of reviving Armenia’s once renowned but now run-down studio, but it won’t be easy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
No Hope in Sight
Given the media’s role in recent elections, only a fool would think this year will be any better. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Armenians of Aleppo
As the crisis in Syria continues to escalate, thousands of Syrian Armenians have been seeking shelter in their historical motherland. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Vanishing Armenian Nose
More and more Armenians are paying to make their most prominent physical feature smaller. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
‘Is What We Do Immoral?’
Sex workers, NGOs, lawyers and doctors debate the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution in the South Caucasus. From Meydan TV. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Armenia Seeks Patch for Frayed EU Relationship
The pact does not commit Yerevan to much of anything, leader Sargsyan explains. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
